diff --git a/leads/comm/prototype.py b/leads/comm/prototype.py
index b15a17dd..95b575c6 100644
--- a/leads/comm/prototype.py
+++ b/leads/comm/prototype.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from abc import abstractmethod as _abstractmethod, ABCMeta as _ABCMeta
 from socket import socket as _socket, AF_INET as _AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM as _SOCK_STREAM, \
-    gethostbyname_ex as _gethostbyname_ex, gethostname as _gethostname, gaierror as _gaierror
+    gethostbyname_ex as _gethostbyname_ex, gethostname as _gethostname, gaierror as _gaierror, herror as _herror
 from threading import Lock as _Lock, Thread as _Thread
 from typing import Self as _Self, Callable as _Callable, override as _override
 
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 def my_ip_addresses() -> list[str]:
     try:
         return [ip for ip in _gethostbyname_ex(_gethostname())[2] if not ip.startswith("127.")]
-    except _gaierror:
+    except (_gaierror, _herror):
         return []